We recently started selling these bracelets individually and a reader recommended that we offer them as a collection, so here they are!

I'm not a bracelet person, but I absolutely fell in love with these spiral telephone wire bracelets. They are so imaginative and colorful. I suspect they would appeal to 10 year-olds as well as to 60-year-olds. Like a slinky, you can stretch it to create a six-inch spiral between your two hands.

They make fantastic gifts for all occasions. And the best gift is to your social conscience, because these bracelets are a fair trade product that ensures a living wage, community and job development to Zulu communities. Like many of the Fair Trade products BuzzFlash sells, these neat bracelets are distributed to BuzzFlash by a Fair Trade non-profit organization dedicated to economic justice.

Reviewed by Terry Soto, BuzzFlash.com.

You will receive all four bracelets, as pictured clockwise, in their awesome glory of color: Cool Spring, African Rainbow, Warm Autumn and BlackWhite Zen.

If you prefer to buy one individual bracelet, please click here.

About the artisans:

In the heart of KwaZuluNatal, the Zulu people of South Africa weave colorful and vibrant telephone wire baskets and jewelry. These skilled weavers live in an area surrounding a small farm in Elandskraal and have perfected the art of telephone wire basketry and jewelry. Traditionally, Zulus have woven for centuries with grass materials, but in more recent years have moved on to new and exciting mediums, including plastic bags, and of course telephone wire. The proceeds from each telephone wire item purchased through Bridge for Africa go to the weaver and his/her family, and to improve working conditions and further job creation in the region.


From Bridge for Africa, a Fair Trade Federation member:

Bridge for Africa is a federal 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting self-sufficiency and the dignity of work in rural Africa.

We partner with African artisan groups to design, create, and market unique handmade African items. The artisans are paid a living wage for their work, while additional proceeds and results from our fundraising efforts are reinvested in community development, training, and job creation in the region.

We currently work with over 1500 artisans who reside in rural areas of Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia. Our goal is to provide consistent work for these groups, thereby providing the dignity of work and advancing hope for future generations.

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